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passionfruit jelly and soy milk pannacotta with fresh mango and pineapple. vegan, since it's made with agar, and easy, easy, easy.

passionfruit jelly layer

1 tsp agar agar powder1/2 c passionfruit pulp or syrup1/2 c water

1. bring the passionfruit pulp thinned with about 1/4 c water to a boil. sprinkle agar on 1/4 c of cold water and leave until softened. add to the passionfruit pulp, and return to a boil, stirring constantly.

2. pour into molds or glass bowls and leave until cool, then refrigerate until just set.

soy milk pannacotta layer

1 tsp agar agar powder1 1/4 c soy milksugar (optional)

1. bring 1 c of the soymilk to a boil. sprinkle agar on remaining 1/4 c of cold soymilk and leave until softened. add sugar to taste, and return to a boil, stirring constantly.

2. leave until cool, then pour onto the just set passionfruit layer. refrigerate until set. unmold to serve.

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Hey Santos,Thank you for a pancotta recipe without gelatin! I am vegetarian so I always shy away from recipes with gelatin. I have never heard of agar powder but Im pretty sure I can track some down, after which I will try this yummy dessert! :-)

hi tanvi and vivilicious! agar agar is a seaweed derivative and doesn't quite have the same setting properties as regular gelatin--everything comes out much firmer and not quite as bouncy, you know what i mean? it's easy to find in asian markets, although traditionally it comes in a funky stick form. you can also find it in vegetarian shops (even whole foods, i think) where it's called kanten.

if you are near a kosher market, you might want to look for something called emes kosher-jel, which is a kosher gelatin made from carrageenan--another seaweed derivative--so it's also vegan, and slightly more jello-like. unfortunately, not all kosher gelatins are vegan/vegetarian (they can be made with fish bones or beef skins), so look carefully on the package if you can't find emes. food fight sells it online in the us, i'm not so sure where it can be found in the uk.

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